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[[Image:Somali militiamen.jpg|thumb|Somali militiamen.]]

[[Image:Somali militiamen.jpg|thumb|Somali militiamen.]]

'''Al Shabab''' is an extremist Somali organization, formed from the remnants of an [[Islamic]] government overthrown in 2006, that sees African peacekeepers as invaders. It has its headquarters in Mogadishu. Self-described as "Somalia’s Islamic movement", the group has "threatened to take control of [[Somalia]] and had confined the interim government to one farming town until neighboring [[Ethiopia]] intervened."[http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article20040]

'''Al-Shabab''' is an extremist [[Somalia|Somali]] organization, formed from the remnants of an [[Islamic]] government overthrown in 2006, that sees [[African Union]] peacekeepers as invaders. It has its headquarters in Mogadishu. Self-described as "Somalia’s Islamic movement," the group has "threatened to take control of Somalia and had confined the interim government to one farming town until neighboring [[Ethiopia]] intervened."[http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article20040] The aim of al-Shabab is the institution of [[Sharia]] law.

The organization had a rapid expansion and is considered to have ties to [[Al Qaeda]].  Some Americans and Europeans are also present in its camps.  

The organization had a rapid expansion and is considered to have ties to [[Al Qaeda]].  Some Americans and Europeans are also present in its camps.  

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"There is increasing concern about what terrorists operating in Somalia might do," a U.S. counterterrorism official said. According to other senior officials, the camps have graduated hundreds of fighters. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/10/AR2009041003734.html?hpid=topnews]

"There is increasing concern about what terrorists operating in Somalia might do," a U.S. counterterrorism official said. According to other senior officials, the camps have graduated hundreds of fighters. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/10/AR2009041003734.html?hpid=topnews]

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== External links ==

== External links ==

*[http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2008-03/2008-03-19-voa2.cfm United States Designates Somalia's al-Shabab as a Terrorist Group]

*[https://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2008-03/2008-03-19-voa2.cfm United States Designates Somalia's al-Shabab as a Terrorist Group]

*[http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/capture-pirates-on-land-and-sea/?scp=3&sq=Richard%20Phillips&st=cse Capture Pirates, on Land and Sea] The New York Times.

*[http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/capture-pirates-on-land-and-sea/?scp=3&sq=Richard%20Phillips&st=cse Capture Pirates, on Land and Sea] The New York Times.

 

[[Category:Terrorists]]

[[Category:Islamic Terrorism]]